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Town of Nantucket, MA
Nantucket County
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[Amended 4-10-2000 ATM by Arts. 27, 33, 39, AG approval 8-2-2000; 4-9-2001 ATM by Arts. 37, 38, AG approval 8-2-2001; 4-9-2002 ATM by Art. 37, AG approval 7-31-2002; 4-15-2003 ATM by Art. 31, AG approval 8-27-2003; 4-12-2004 ATM by Art. 25, AG approval 9-3-2004; 4-4-2006 ATM by Art. 42, AG approval 10-26-2006; 10-23-2006 STM by Art. 2, AG approval 3-21-2007; 4-8-2008 ATM by Art. 49, AG approval 8-18-2008; 4-8-2008 ATM by Art. 55, AG approval 8-18-2008; 4-8-2008 ATM by Art. 64, AG approval 8-18-2008]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Town of Nantucket (the "Town") is hereby divided into the following districts:
A. 
Town Overlay District Residential.
[Amended 4-6-2015 ATM by Art. 47, AG approval 8-5-2015]
District
Abbreviation
Residential Old Historic
ROH
Residential-1
R-1
Residential-5
R-5
Residential-5 Limited
R-5L
Residential-10
R-10
Residential-10 Limited
R-10L
Residential-20
R-20
Residential 40
R-40
B. 
Country Overlay District Residential.
District
Abbreviation
Sconset Old Historic
SOH
Sconset Residential-1
SR-1
Sconset Residential-10
SR-10
Sconset Residential-2
SR-20
Village Residential
VR
Limited Use General 1
LUG-1
Limited Use General 2
LUG-2
Limited Use General 3
LUG-3
C. 
Town Overlay District Commercial.
[Amended 11-6-2017 STM by Art. 19, AG approval 2-26-2018]
District
Abbreviation
Residential Commercial
RC
Residential Commercial 2
RC-2
Commercial Downtown
CDT
Commercial-Mid-Island
CMI*
Commercial-Neighborhood
CN*
Commercial Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft
CTEC*
Commercial Industrial
CI*
D. 
Country Overlay District Commercial.
District
Abbreviation
Village Neighborhood
VN
Village Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft
VTEC
E. 
Special districts.
[Amended 4-6-2015 ATM by Art. 64, AG approval 8-5-2015]
District
Abbreviation
Moorlands Management
MMD
Special Our Island Home
OIH
Assisted/Independent Living Community District
ALC
F. 
Overlay districts.
[Amended 4-2-2013 ATM by Art. 30, AG approval 7-26-2013; 4-6-2015 ATM by Art. 70, AG approval 8-5-2015; 4-1-2019 ATM by Art. 62, AG approval 8-6-2019]
District
Abbreviation
Public Wellhead Recharge
PWR
Flood Hazard
FHD
Mid-Island Planned
MIPOD
Country
COD
Town
TOD
Formula Business Exclusion
FBED
Harbor
HOD
Village Height
VHOD
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Overlay District
NCHOD
Solar Energy Overlay District
SEOD
A. 
Said districts are to be located and bounded as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map of Nantucket, Massachusetts," prepared by the Nantucket G.I.S. Department, dated March 26, 2004 as duly amended (the "Zoning Map"), which incorporates the original map dated February 24, 1972, as amended through the Annual Town Meeting of April 2003, on file in the office of the Town Clerk. The Zoning Map, with all explanatory matter thereon, is made a part of this chapter.
[Amended 4-12-2004 ATM by Art. 24, AG approval 9-3-2004]
B. 
The Flood Hazard Overlay District (FHOD) includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Nantucket designated as Zone A, AE, or VE on the Nantucket County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of the Nantucket County FIRM that are wholly, or partially within the Town of Nantucket are panel numbers 25019C0018G, 25019C0019G, 25019C0033G, 25019C0034G, 25019C0042G, 25019C0061G, 25019C0062G, 25019C0063G, 25019C0064G, 25019C0066G, 25019C0067G, 25019C0068G, 25019C0069G, 25019C0082G, 25019C0083G, 25019C0084G, 25019C0086G, 25019C0087G, 25019C0088G, 25019C0089G, 25019C0091G, 25019C0092G, 25019C0093G, 25019C0094G, 25019C0103G, 25019C0111G, 25019C0112G, 25019C0113G, 25019C0114G, 25019C0132G, 25019C0151G, 25019C0152G, 25019C0156G, 25019C0157G, 25019C0176G, and 25019C0177G, dated June 9, 2014. The exact boundaries of the FHOD may be defined by the one-hundred-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Nantucket County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) booklet dated June 9, 2014. The FIRM and FIS booklet are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the offices of Planning and Land Use Services and Conservation Commission.
[Amended 4-14-1997 ATM by Art. 41, AG approval 9-4-1997; 4-5-2014 ATM by Art. 35, AG approval 5-7-2014]
C. 
The Public Wellhead Recharge District is located and bounded as shown on the following maps incorporated by reference herein: for Siasconset, a map entitled "Public Wellhead Recharge District: Siasconset," prepared by Horsely, Witten & Heggemann, Inc. dated October, 1990; for the Town, a map entitled "Public Wellhead Recharge District: Town," prepared by Haley & Ward, September, 2011. The districts shown on said maps shall be considered overlay districts to be superimposed on the aforementioned Zoning Map of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Copies of the map shall be on file with the Town Clerk and the Building Inspector upon adoption.
[Amended 11-13-1990 STM by Art. 17, AG approval 3-19-1991; 4-14-1997 ATM by Art. 48, AG approval 8-18-1997; 4-10-2000 ATM by Art. 33, AG approval 8-2-2000; 10-10-2001 STM by Art. 5, AG approval 1-24-2002; 4-10-2002 ATM by Art. 44, AG approval 7-31-2002; 4-2-2013 ATM by Art. 30, AG approval 7-26-2013; 4-5-2014 ATM by Art. 68, AG approval 5-7-2014]
D. 
Except where different provisions for the SOH, SR-1, R-5L, R-10L, SR-10, or SR-20 Zoning Districts are expressly set forth within this chapter, all provisions relating to the ROH District shall also apply to the SOH District; all provisions relating to the R-1 District shall also apply to the SR-1 District; all provisions relating to the R-5 District shall also apply to the R-5L District, all provisions relating to the R-10 District shall also apply to the R-10L and SR-10 Districts, and all provisions relating to the R-20 District shall also apply to the SR-20 District.
[Added 4-10-2000 ATM by Art. 39, AG approval 8-2-2000, 2-17-2005; amended 4-6-2015 ATM by Art. 47, AG approval 8-5-2015]
E. 
The Town Overlay District (§ 139-12E) and Country Overlay District (§ 139-12F) are shown on a map entitled "Town and Country Designations" as may be amended from time to time.[2]
[Added 4-9-2001 ATM by Art. 37, AG approval 8-2-2001; amended 4-8-2008 ATM by Art. 56, AG approval 8-18-2008; 4-2-2013 ATM by Art. 30, AG approval 7-26-2013]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, regarding the Dormitory Overlay District, added 4-9-2001 ATM by Art. 38, AG approval 8-2-2001, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-10-2008 ATM by Art. 55, AG approval 8-18-2008.
F. 
The Village Height Overlay District (VHOD) is shown on a map entitled “2009 Special Town Meeting Warrant Article 20, Zoning Change, Madaket, 41-81D Master Plan, Planning Area 1” dated July 2009.
[Added 9-21-2009 STM by Art. 22, AG approval 12-29-2009]
G. 
The Nantucket Cottage Hospital Overlay District (§ 139-12J) is shown on a map entitled "Nantucket Cottage Hospital Overlay District" as may be amended from time to time.
[Added 4-6-2015 ATM by Art. 70, AG approval 8-5-2015]
H. 
The Harbor Overlay District (§ 139-12I) is shown on a map entitled "Harbor Overlay District," as may be amended from time to time.
[Added 4-1-2017 ATM by Art. 40, AG approval 5-31-2017]
I. 
The Solar Energy Overlay District is shown on a map entitled "Solar Energy Overlay, District," as may be amended from time to time.[3]
[Added 4-1-2019 ATM by Art. 62, AG approval 8-6-2019]
[3]
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Town offices.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is on file in the Town offices.
A. 
Where the boundary lines are shown upon the map within the lines of public or private ways, railroad rights-of-way or streams, the center lines thereof shall be the boundary lines.
B. 
Boundary lines located outside the lines of ways and shown approximately parallel thereto shall be regarded as parallel thereto. Dimensions shown in figures placed upon the map between the boundary lines from the lines of ways shall be measured at right angles to the lines of ways unless otherwise indicated.
C. 
Boundaries which appear to follow property lines shall coincide with such property lines.
D. 
In all cases which are not covered by other provisions of this section, the location of boundary lines shall be determined by the distance in feet, if given, from other lines or points on the map, by the use of identifications as shown on the map or by the scale of the map.
E. 
When a boundary line between zoning districts divides a lot in single ownership, the use of the land and dimensional requirements controlling the less restricted portions of such lot shall be applicable to the entire lot, provided that such lot does not extend more than 30 feet into the more restricted district. Such extension shall be a line parallel to the district boundary line located a distance of 30 feet from the district boundary line in the direction of the more restrictive zone.
F. 
When a boundary line between zoning districts divides a lot in single ownership and the line does not fall within 30 feet of a lot line, each portion of the lot shall be governed by the use and yard setback requirements of the zoning district in which it is located. Ground cover shall be applied to the entire lot and shall be the combined total of the ground cover allowed for the portion of the lot in each zoning district in which it is located.
[Amended 11-6-2017 STM by Art. 19, AG approval 2-26-2018]